B. A. Friedman
bafriedman.bsky.social
B. A. Friedman
@bafriedman.bsky.social
Amphibious Warfare, Strategy, and Clausewitz.
CLE expat. Malevelon Creek veteran. Substack: https://bafriedman.substack.com/
Lzzy fucking rocks.
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Oh no.
January 22, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Bro I’m a subscriber and they can’t seem to send a paper copy and their website is so bad I don’t even bother anymore.
January 22, 2026 at 2:06 AM
From what I hear this may be the worst book on war ever written but I haven’t read it because people I trust warned me not to do so for health reasons.
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Maybe you’ll have a different experience.
January 22, 2026 at 1:28 AM
I think this is the only book I’ve ever taken back and asked for a refund because it was so bad.

I paid $1.99 for it.
January 22, 2026 at 1:13 AM
If it was only one book I’d lean towards history: either Battle Cry of Freedom by McPherson or Crucible of War by Anderson. They are both perfect.
January 22, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Just pulled the trigger, thanks!
January 22, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Unfortunately it has to wait until I’m done with school!
January 21, 2026 at 11:52 PM
On Tactics was designed for maximum accessibility. Obviously I’m biased but it’s kind of right what @jamellebouie.net was looking for.
January 21, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Well this skeet just punched a hole in my wallet.
January 21, 2026 at 10:51 PM
I really like how you described On Operations here. Might just steal that for the back cover of On Operations (Taylor’s Version).
January 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I mean the article is good. Obviously the situation is bad.
January 21, 2026 at 1:56 AM